Big Basin Vineyards -- 2016 Pinot Noir -- Santa Cruz, CA this is one of the

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complex wine with a touch of oak to augment the spice and polish the fruit

This is a wine with elegance as well as power that can stand up to boldly flavored dishes

Certified biodynamic farming is something he has long practiced

Big Basin Vineyards -- 2016 Pinot Noir -- Santa Cruz, CA this is one of theWinemaker Bradley Brownhas been cultivating a cult and critical following from his estate in the Santa Cruz Mountains since 2000. This years fires took his self built home and destroyed all his estate harvest, but spared his winery and the wines within it and the jury is still out on how much of his estate vineyards will survive. Regardless of this years travails, the 2016 Coastview Vineyard Pinot Noir is absolutely stunning and probably the single